Palace & château
Château des Ravalet
🇫🇷 France · 16th century
The Château des Ravalet, also known as the Château de Tourlaville, is a 16th-century residence, altered in 1859 by the Viscount de Tocqueville, standing in the territory of the former French commune of Tourlaville, in the department of Manche, in the Normandy region.
The château, which was the setting for the forbidden love of Julien and Marguerite de Ravalet, is listed as a historic monument.
Machine-translated from “Château des Ravalet” on the French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Château des Ravalet ranks #5,271 of 8,764 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #451 of the 675 mapped in France. Founded 1562, it is older than 38% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 827 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,362 times in the last 60 days, more than 57% of the atlas. It is one of the 27 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Normandy. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Château des Ravalet?
Château des Ravalet stands in France, at 49.6298°, -1.5667°.
When was Château des Ravalet built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1562. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Château des Ravalet?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,271 of 8,764 worldwide, and #451 in France. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Château des Ravalet?
Château de Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte, about 27 km away.
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